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A politically opinionated, deeply concerned, MAGA-appalled, retired software engineer & native Delawarean.
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Say her name: Sara Inama #Shero

submitted 5 days ago • 17 comments

The Trump Doctrine: Break everything!

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

perplexity.ai is now my favorite search tool—but I got into an argument with it over whether “Stairway to Heaven” was on Clear Channel’s post-9/11 “lyrically questionable” list (see tinyurl.com/79x8v28y). It wouldn’t own up until I pushed back. Here is our exchange: tinyurl.com/24re57el

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

If we're changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico, this might be more accurate.

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submitted 60 days ago • 91 comments

First I've heard of this. They're certainly not known for their scientific acumen. And it would probably have been beneath them to have anyone vet it.

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

Dylan Ratigan is on Ari Melber's show right now. He just pointed out that more registered voters declined to vote for POTUS than voted for either candidate: 89 million. He believes that those non-votes are votes of No Confidence in the system. I've been saying basically the same thing for decades.

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

In 2023, 22.4 billion pairs of footwear were sold globally. That's 2¾ pairs for every man, woman and child on earth.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Here's SafePilot's typical battery usage. The runs hot too, which degrades electronics. So I turn it off when I'm not driving. But apparently that led to the notice from USAA (see above, 1 of 2) that I could lose discounts if they can't monitor me 24/7. No response from USAA about this. (2 of 2)

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

USAA's SafePilot is a phone app that monitors my driving. I'm not overly impressed with its accuracy, but it has been getting me discounts on my auto insurance policy. Unfortunately, I've discovered that uses lots of battery power and overheats my device. (1 of 2)

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Regarding the U.S. #budget crisis,the obvious solution is to go back to the negotiated bipartisan proposal that was on the table before the #KnowNothings jumped in on their various social media. But of course that will never happen because it would mean #TFG screwed up.

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

No one I'm listening to seems to realize how dependent our food supply is on undocumented workers. If the US starts deporting large numbers of such folks, grocery prices will skyrocket. Add even modest import tariffs and those prices will fly to the moon and beyond.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

These are evil human beings with very dark hearts!

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

I just learned yesterday that twitch.tv streams Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football games for free! I had already signed up because I used to watch my grandchildren's robot competition there. It was a good game last night. #NFL #TNF

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

I needed a replacement cable for a JBL product. On their support web page, they give a number to text to ask a question. I did. They didn't respond for nearly 3 hours, and ended with a threat to disconnect me if I didn't respond with 1 minute. It happened again overnight. See transcript below.

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

I remember snow flurries this time of year. But now, decades later, the leaves on some some trees are still brilliant.

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

While watching All In With Chris Hays last week: 1) I suspect @theformerguy has slowed his campaigning because winning the election is now Plan B for staying out of jail. You know what Plan A is, and he hasn't slowed that. 2) What will our responsibility be if he takes power by either Plan A or B?

submitted 153 days ago • 0 comments

I first spotted this despicable sign alongside four or five equally disturbing ones. It's disheartening to think that messages like these could be seen as helpful to the other guy, highlighting how vile our political discourse has become since his infamous ride down the golden escalator.

submitted 161 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks, #Google! My FitBit device is completely unusable. The clock face is virtually unreadable & I can't change it. I've been developing software since 1968 and yes, I did add my Wi-Fi network to the app (although it wasn't at all obvious that I needed to do so) and restarted my device. I give up.

submitted 389 days ago • 0 comments